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Teacher
Simon Stevin was professor at Leiden University at the beginning of XVII century by carrying out an intense activity for teaching, research, and design in several fields of mechanical engineering, but with specific interests on theoretical mechanics. He was a personality of reference in his time frames because of a recognized reputation of his works that still today are considered of fundamental importance in theoretical mechanics.
Mechanics of machinery, machine design, theoretical mechanics
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diversas escrituras:
Stevin, Simon
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Curriculum vitae
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* 1548
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Brügge
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nacido
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1581
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he moved to Leiden to attend Latin School
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1586
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publication of the work Statics and Hydrostatics
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1593
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appointed as quartermaster-general of Duch Army
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1600
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start teaching mathematics at the School of engineering at Leiden University
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† 1620
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Leiden
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fallecido
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